Mental Health and Psychology Anxiety Disorders 3

Question 1

Which anxiety disorder typically has its onset in childhood and involves excessive fear of separation from attachment figures?

Accepted Answer

Separation Anxiety Disorder

Answer

Separation Anxiety Disorder is characterized by developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear about separation from home or major attachment figures.

Question 2

The cognitive model of anxiety proposes that anxious individuals have a bias toward:

Accepted Answer

Overestimating threat and underestimating coping ability

Answer

Beck's cognitive model shows anxious individuals consistently overestimate the probability and severity of threat while underestimating their ability to cope.

Question 3

What distinguishes a specific phobia from normal fear?

Accepted Answer

The fear is out of proportion and causes significant distress or avoidance

Answer

Specific phobia is diagnosed when fear is disproportionate to actual danger and leads to clinically significant distress or functional impairment.

Question 4

Which breathing technique is commonly taught to anxiety patients to counteract hyperventilation?

Accepted Answer

Diaphragmatic (belly) breathing

Answer

Diaphragmatic breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system and corrects the CO2 imbalance caused by hyperventilation in anxious states.

Question 5

According to the DSM-5, how long must symptoms of GAD persist for a diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

6 months

Answer

DSM-5 requires at least 6 months of excessive anxiety and worry occurring more days than not for a GAD diagnosis.

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Mental Health and Psychology Anxiety Disorders 3